847
FNUS22 KWNS 031804
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0104 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. LOCALLY ELEVATED
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON OF
DAY 2/SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, NORTHWEST TEXAS,
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. HOWEVER, RECENT ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
OVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE COMBINED WITH EXPECTED SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER ALMOST ALL
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL PRECLUDE THE
INTRODUCTION OF ANY HIGHLIGHTED AREAS WITH THIS FORECAST ISSUANCE.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE DAY 1/FRIDAY
ACTIVITY WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED OVER THIS REGION.
..STEARNS.. 04/03/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0214 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A POTENT MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WILL TRANSITION NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON
D2/SATURDAY WHILE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE WEST. A
TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS AND SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
TEXAS, WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE GREAT PLAINS BEHIND THIS
FRONT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.
..PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS ROLLING PLAINS INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
LATEST HIGH-RES GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY TO
EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 15 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH MAY BRIEFLY OVERLAP REDUCED RH
VALUES OF 15-20% SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PROMOTE LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS FROM THE TEXAS ROLLING PLAINS INTO SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD AT THIS TIME DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE DURATION OF OVERLAP BETWEEN SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS OF 15+ MPH AND RH VALUES BELOW 20% AS WELL AS THE
POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON D1/FRIDAY ACROSS TEXAS. TRENDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR FUTURE OUTLOOKS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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